Damn, just awesome. You've been covering territory in the latest two Histories episodes that I haven't seen anyone else do, and doing them in a way that leaves little room for improvement. I feel your channel going from one amongst the greats, to edging ahead of the rest!
Great video bringing back lovely memories. My parents bought me the Chopper with the yellow launcher. Incidentally, the best way to launch the bike is to abruptly stop cranking but don't let go of the handle-just hold it. This causes the wheel gear to throw the bike forward, down the ramp. Looking at this video, I didn't realise how many other accessories existed. When you watch the DVD "The Devil At Your Heels" (the Ken Carter story) with the commentary on, you discover that Knievel was a bit of an arsehole in real life.
@@BoilerRoom4 I really wanted one of those original sets as a kid - Still do! But it was sad to discover Knievel attacked someone with a baseball bat! :-/
I had the stunt cycle when I was a kid in the 70's. I would make makeshift ramps and have Evel jump over stacks of books and rows of Tonka trucks. We 70's kids had access to some amazing toys!
We 3 brothers got a lot of use out of our expensive set of Encyclopedias! They always were used to build our jumping ramps for all of our toys. Mom, was heartbroken 😝
Ya no kidding had it also as a kid but if you bought one or had one as a kid and never opened it and kept it prestine what it would be worth today one of my favorite toys as a kid tc stay safe
It shows the love is strong when Toy Story 4 homages the Evel Knievel figure and Stunt Cycle set as the (Keanu Reeves voiced) Duke Kaboom. I had the Stunt Cycle, energizer and Evel figure as a kid, and I loved it, and me and my brother had fun devising stunts, including the famous "monster jump" (ramps either side of either our childhood cat Poppy, or our dog Reggie) don't worry, Evel made these jumps and didn't hurt either pet! Such fond memories, thanks for the video! My Evel met a sad end when we decided to do a "Mountain jump" (from the top of the stairs to the hall) and he flew off the bike, which then crashed into the hall table, at which point the front wheel assembly snapped off!
Fantastic Tony! Evel was one of my childhood heroes. Like most heroes he was flawed and complicated. I have a Stunt Cycle and winder and Scramble Van. Great memories.
Cool that you actualy play with it! :)) As a kid i had a friend because he had "Cracy Racers" from clipper. A US Stationwagon and a VW Bug with two ramps, powered by flywheel. You've had to hit each other in mid air, the cars were made to loose al parts, like doors, wheels, bumpers, hoods. Couple of years ago i found a boxed set. I was so happy when i found that set. Another childhood dream fullfilled. :)) I love those vintage toys. :))
I had the stunt cycle when I was a kid. One of the most fun toys ever. A couple years later, a neighbor came to our house dressed as Santa and brought me the chopper. Good times, the 70s. I actually have a Christmas photo from 74ish, with G. I. Joe Safari Jeep set, Evel's chopper, a Big Jim "The Whip" and random other things. I was all in on action figures back then.
Thank you for another wonderfully informative video! As a product of the era, I can easily attest that the Stunt Cycle was one of the greatest toys of all time and certainly my favorite. My parents weren't rich but well off and they gave me some awesome toys! I had the Scramble Van, the Chopper, the Dragster, and a couple Stunt Cycles. The Dragster kinda lost it's appeal fairly quickly and although I loved the Chopper, it wasn't nearly as fast and the front springs didn't last long. Watching those commercials reminded me the most important thing in a child's development.....imagination. Sadly, imagination isn't encouraged or even needed with kids today as everything is already done for them in our movies and video games (not to mention some really goof-ball parents). Last point is Kenner's SSP "rip cord" cars and Smash up Derby set.....another excellent line of toys from the same era. Between the SSP's and Knievel toys, even some great action figures stayed in a box....they were that good. Thanks again for the memories!
Grew up in the 70s and I spent hours playing with this toy. Crazy but dust flew out of my ears just now watching this video. The toy commercial's theme music jogged memories of the tune!! Can't believe my mind still stored a part of this ad song. LOL.
What a great program about Evel Knievel. Thank you. Born 1965; loved and worshipped Evel Knievel. At the age of 10 In 1975, I was attacked by a man who flew into a rage and nearly killed me. The physical trauma from the attack and the psychological impact caused near lifelong debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder. While still very young and trying to recover from the attack, I played with my Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle Action set for countless hours, which helped me greatly cope with the anxiety. My UA-cam profile image seen just above is a young Evel Knievel.
My favorite toy ever he was my childhood hero miss those days thanks for the memories. Evel you helped make my growing up so much fun. lconic is the only word that works.
The sound of the energiser from my stunt cycle is the one noise from my childhood that sticks with me to this day. I reckon he jumped a ramp sucessfully maybe 1 time out of a 100 and slammed into a wall or door the other 99. Good times! :)
Lots of memories with this one. My brother and me shared a single Evel Knievel toy but the excitement it provided was big enough for the both of us AND our friends who came over to see the elaborate Stunt Shows we put together for him to go through. Great video, Sr. The BEST coverage of this toy ever made.
Toys from a bygone age when kids were encouraged to pelt them over ramps into concrete floors, rather than keep them pristine on cardbacks. Another amazing video!
This video captures the love I have for the Stunt Cycle, which, I received nearly 49 years ago to the day. I consider this the greatest toy ever made but I am biased. Certainly, the best video on the subject. Thank you so much for putting it together.
Super video and nice job filming this! I was born in 1966 and remember watching these toy commercials thinking..."How many takes did it...take!...to film the motorcycle tracking so straight." It was not that it could not happen but unusual. The interesting thing is that the stunt cycles were really an interactive stunt toy. I am guessing that not many survive today. I did not have one but a kid about a block away did and I remember seeing it in action. Overall, these toys were pretty interesting. Some toys in the 70s were really well thought out and led to the awesome toys of the 80s. Thanks for this walk down memory lane!
That rrrRRRrrrrRRReVVVVV!!!! You are playing with my earliest memories!🙂 I was born in 1970, and had pretty much everything you just reviewed. This and Weebles (wobble but they don't fall down) are the first ad campaigns I can remember ever seeing. And this toy is truly King.
Wow! I have to really commend you here. I had a LOT of these you mentioned and it bought back a lot of memories. Your research, details, and narration are really spot on. Thank you for this impeccable video you’ve posted. Will be watching for your next live chat.
I had the snake river canyon rocket cycle, and it operated about as well as the real thing did! My brother had the regular stunt cycle, and I was always jealous of him!
Great video! My EK Stunt Cycle lost a fight with a passing car the day I got it. The plastic bike shell was destroyed but the bike still worked somewhat. I miss it to this day.
Request a MEGO Micronauts toy line?! The name of the play set escapes me? Make your own ships! I had 50 time traveller figures. Lol! Repto Anrtron a the red dude with the big brain! My all time fave was my Baron Karza action figure. Great magnets!
I had the strato cycle!!!! None of my friends even knew it existed but I had seen the movie with my parents. It was my favorite! I even stopped using it in the energizer..I did not want to scratch the eagle face...or worse break it!!! Got my kids the 2007 release. Superb video! Appreciate all the info on Evel's life!!! Appreciate all the work that went into this!!
I was born in'67 and the Evel Knievel stunt cycle was my favourite toy as a kid. Along with my yellow G.I. Joe helicopter from the AT line. The only problem with the stunt cycle was the crappy plastic they used to make the drive gear on the cycle with. The drive gear used a hard but brittle plastic. After a while the teeth on the gear would start to break off. Before you knew it entire sections of the drive gear would have no teeth. Evel's last ride was off the roof of my parents garage. If only they had used an aluminum gear instead of plastic.
Fantastic video! I had the stunt cycle when I was a kid in the seventies, and it was AWESOME!!! I saw Evel Knievel jump in the Kingdome in the seventies and it was AWESOME!!!!
I had almost all these toys Tony. The van was my favourite, I used to love jumping the van back in the 80s! They must of been hand me downs, god knows how I got these. Wonderful content as ever bro
Absolutely brilliant video. I used to pretend I was Evel Knievel riding around on my push bike in the 70s that I made up of old bike parts I’d found. My parents bought me the stratocycle one Christmas and I was the happiest child around. One day I’ll get one again. Thanks so much for bringing back some long forgotten great memories. Danny
I had the Stunt Cycle... it was great toy! Off the stairs, down a hill, across a parking lot.... got about three years of use and abuse out of it. Later, I got the Van, second hand from a relative.
I grew up in the 70's but never got this series. My neighbor and best friend did so we played together. But I was always envious because they were - and still are - one of the best toys of all time.
I owned the Chopper as a kid. I remember the Toy Department at a Department Store had set up a table and ramp for Evel Knievel. It ended up shooting off the table and going 10 feet along the floor, the parents watching bought the toy.
I just got mine and ordered one for my grandson. My wife could not understand my excitement, this brought me so much joy as a kid, man if i had all of my old ones. I had the rv, rocket i bet they are buried in a yard somewhere lol
Evel was a legend of his time and I remember seeing Viva Knievel in the cinema the year it came out. Still got some boxed EK goodies including the Stratocycle. Great episode 👍🏻
Evel was a hero to alot of kids. His personality was abrasive. But when talk US pop culture icons. Evel Knevial is there. Epitome of the motorcycle love affair culture that still rides today. Evel is a legend
Thank you for this. This was one of my favorite toys as a kid and I had a team America variant as well. They were just awesome to play with. Kept me busy for hours. We’re about the same age I think.
Thanks for this great episode. I've had the Strato Cycle in my collection for years but never knew that it was so rare. Much appreciated. From Marc in Cape Town, South Africa
I was on needles and pins as a kid watching watching his televised Snake River Canyon jump. I had the motorcycle, Scramble van, and later had the rocket which looked nothing the Snake River rocket. These were some of the best toys of my childhood!
That stunt bike was an awesome toy, I never had one but my best friend did, many hours playing with that..... And then trying to recreate the jumps on my Raleigh Tomahawk!.... How I lived past 10 years old I'll never know! Lol 😂
Being someone who grew up in the 1970s and was a friend of Evel Knievel's later in his life this was a very good look into the history of his toys. Even though not everything you said was accurate it was still very insightful for those who don't know the legend of the EK Ideal toy line. Greatest toys ever made.
This was another great video from Analog Toys! I love these retrospectives on toys of yesteryear. I do feel that Derry Daring was a remarkably forward thinking toy concept. I wonder how well a toy line like that would fare these days.
Excellent video! This was one of my all-time favorite toys. I used to spend hours building my own stunt playsets. It was a blast to see the aftermath of said indoor stunts.
I had both the 7" bendable figure, and the Stunt Cycle when I was a kid back in the 70's! I even had the "BMX" Bike with all the flashy Evel Knievel additions that made the bike look so cool!
Damn, just awesome. You've been covering territory in the latest two Histories episodes that I haven't seen anyone else do, and doing them in a way that leaves little room for improvement. I feel your channel going from one amongst the greats, to edging ahead of the rest!
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment PixelPipes!
Great video bringing back lovely memories. My parents bought me the Chopper with the yellow launcher.
Incidentally, the best way to launch the bike is to abruptly stop cranking but don't let go of the handle-just hold it. This causes the wheel gear to throw the bike forward, down the ramp.
Looking at this video, I didn't realise how many other accessories existed.
When you watch the DVD "The Devil At Your Heels" (the Ken Carter story) with the commentary on, you discover that Knievel was a bit of an arsehole in real life.
@@BoilerRoom4 I really wanted one of those original sets as a kid - Still do! But it was sad to discover Knievel attacked someone with a baseball bat! :-/
I had one in the 70s and race bikes dh bmx xc and mx im 58 love all bikes . its hard to explain just how bad ass he was
I had the stunt cycle when I was a kid in the 70's. I would make makeshift ramps and have Evel jump over stacks of books and rows of Tonka trucks. We 70's kids had access to some amazing toys!
We 3 brothers got a lot of use out of our expensive set of Encyclopedias! They always were used to build our jumping ramps for all of our toys. Mom, was heartbroken 😝
The best toy I ever had as a kid. Back when things worked as advertised.
A few that worked as advertised: EK Stunt Cycle, Rock’m Sock’m Robots 🤖, Slinky
Judging from your avatar I thought Rover the weather balloon would be your favorite childhood toy.
@@richardmarch1312 GI Joe with the Kung Fu grip, Big Wheel and of course Cox cars and planes...what a time to be a kid!
Ya no kidding had it also as a kid but if you bought one or had one as a kid and never opened it and kept it prestine what it would be worth today one of my favorite toys as a kid tc stay safe
SST'S were pretty cool and don't forget about the Clackers
I had these toys when I was a kid and I enjoyed them, and wish I still had them
This is a fascinating video. Thanks for making it.
You're Welcome!
Evel and the 6 Mil Man were, by far, my most fondly remembered toys from my 70's childhood. Thanks for doing a great episode on each!
I love how you gave zero shits about launching him full beans into the closed door! Exactly how he was treated! Awesome vid.
Some of the first toys I can ever remember loving. The amazing thing was that they worked so well.
It shows the love is strong when Toy Story 4 homages the Evel Knievel figure and Stunt Cycle set as the (Keanu Reeves voiced) Duke Kaboom. I had the Stunt Cycle, energizer and Evel figure as a kid, and I loved it, and me and my brother had fun devising stunts, including the famous "monster jump" (ramps either side of either our childhood cat Poppy, or our dog Reggie) don't worry, Evel made these jumps and didn't hurt either pet! Such fond memories, thanks for the video! My Evel met a sad end when we decided to do a "Mountain jump" (from the top of the stairs to the hall) and he flew off the bike, which then crashed into the hall table, at which point the front wheel assembly snapped off!
Iconic is right. Anyone who was there at the time remembers Evel and his white star-spangled jump suit!
"Evel triumphs again!"
Brilliant. Keep up the great work Tony.
Fantastic Tony! Evel was one of my childhood heroes. Like most heroes he was flawed and complicated. I have a Stunt Cycle and winder and Scramble Van. Great memories.
So many great memories
The stupid jumps I made when I was young ,I am lucky to be alive. God bless Evel Knievel! Thanks for posting my childhood passion and my hero!
Cool that you actualy play with it! :))
As a kid i had a friend because he had "Cracy Racers" from clipper.
A US Stationwagon and a VW Bug with two ramps, powered by flywheel. You've had to hit each other in mid air, the cars were made to loose al parts, like doors, wheels, bumpers, hoods.
Couple of years ago i found a boxed set.
I was so happy when i found that set. Another childhood dream fullfilled. :))
I love those vintage toys. :))
I had the winding bike stunt cycle i loved that guy as a kid miss those days
4:10 we were suckers for those kind of commercials. Also bought ricochet racers and crashem up derby with similar commercials.
"Utterly legendary"
Nicely put . Couldn't have said it better myself. Evel Knievel was a household name. Wrecked many bikes in his honor.
My best friend got one I got a cowboy and Indian train set and a womble colouring book bummer great video great memories
I had the stunt cycle when I was a kid. One of the most fun toys ever. A couple years later, a neighbor came to our house dressed as Santa and brought me the chopper. Good times, the 70s. I actually have a Christmas photo from 74ish, with G. I. Joe Safari Jeep set, Evel's chopper, a Big Jim "The Whip" and random other things. I was all in on action figures back then.
I had a ball watching my 4 year old's reaction to your episode.
Teliving my childhood through my son's eyes awesome💖🇺🇸
Thank you for another wonderfully informative video!
As a product of the era, I can easily attest that the Stunt Cycle was one of the greatest toys of all time and certainly my favorite. My parents weren't rich but well off and they gave me some awesome toys! I had the Scramble Van, the Chopper, the Dragster, and a couple Stunt Cycles. The Dragster kinda lost it's appeal fairly quickly and although I loved the Chopper, it wasn't nearly as fast and the front springs didn't last long.
Watching those commercials reminded me the most important thing in a child's development.....imagination. Sadly, imagination isn't encouraged or even needed with kids today as everything is already done for them in our movies and video games (not to mention some really goof-ball parents).
Last point is Kenner's SSP "rip cord" cars and Smash up Derby set.....another excellent line of toys from the same era. Between the SSP's and Knievel toys, even some great action figures stayed in a box....they were that good.
Thanks again for the memories!
Excellent video. I was born in 73 but my older brother made sure I knew about Evel and had a later version stunt cycle.
Glad I grow up in 70s...magic stuff...
Grew up in the 70s and I spent hours playing with this toy. Crazy but dust flew out of my ears just now watching this video. The toy commercial's theme music jogged memories of the tune!! Can't believe my mind still stored a part of this ad song. LOL.
Love those old commercials 👍 I have the chopper and Evel in his white suit. Another great video with loads of information 👍🙂
Thank you
What a great program about Evel Knievel. Thank you.
Born 1965; loved and worshipped Evel Knievel.
At the age of 10 In 1975, I was attacked by a man who flew into a rage and nearly killed me.
The physical trauma from the attack and the psychological impact caused near lifelong debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder.
While still very young and trying to recover from the attack, I played with my Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle Action set for countless hours, which helped me greatly cope with the anxiety.
My UA-cam profile image seen just above is a young Evel Knievel.
My favorite toy ever he was my childhood hero miss those days thanks for the memories. Evel you helped make my growing up so much fun. lconic is the only word that works.
The sound of the energiser from my stunt cycle is the one noise from my childhood that sticks with me to this day. I reckon he jumped a ramp sucessfully maybe 1 time out of a 100 and slammed into a wall or door the other 99. Good times! :)
Hey loved mine, I was not work a crap at the jumps either. I wonder how many takes it took for the commercial😁
Lots of memories with this one. My brother and me shared a single Evel Knievel toy but the excitement it provided was big enough for the both of us AND our friends who came over to see the elaborate Stunt Shows we put together for him to go through. Great video, Sr. The BEST coverage of this toy ever made.
To Evel and Elvis...you both came along at a time when we needed you guys the most! Hurry back fellas!
Thank you so much Your videos bring me back to the days when life was free easy and fun when I just a little kid playing with my toys
Excellent video - very well done!
Toys from a bygone age when kids were encouraged to pelt them over ramps into concrete floors, rather than keep them pristine on cardbacks.
Another amazing video!
This video captures the love I have for the Stunt Cycle, which, I received nearly 49 years ago to the day. I consider this the greatest toy ever made but I am biased. Certainly, the best video on the subject. Thank you so much for putting it together.
Fantastic video Tony. You did the toy's and the man himself justice!!
Great video! So nostalgic. We grew up in the greatest time!
Really enjoyed this Tony. Took me back to being 6 ,making ramps out of my dads soul records and watching Knievel live at Wembley.
Great vid. That box art is brilliant, remember it well 👍🏻
Super video and nice job filming this! I was born in 1966 and remember watching these toy commercials thinking..."How many takes did it...take!...to film the motorcycle tracking so straight." It was not that it could not happen but unusual. The interesting thing is that the stunt cycles were really an interactive stunt toy. I am guessing that not many survive today. I did not have one but a kid about a block away did and I remember seeing it in action. Overall, these toys were pretty interesting. Some toys in the 70s were really well thought out and led to the awesome toys of the 80s. Thanks for this walk down memory lane!
Wow. I had that stunt cycle when I was a kid!!!! Good to see it again
That rrrRRRrrrrRRReVVVVV!!!! You are playing with my earliest memories!🙂 I was born in 1970, and had pretty much everything you just reviewed.
This and Weebles (wobble but they don't fall down) are the first ad campaigns I can remember ever seeing.
And this toy is truly King.
Wow! I have to really commend you here. I had a LOT of these you mentioned and it bought back a lot of memories.
Your research, details, and narration are really spot on.
Thank you for this impeccable video you’ve posted. Will be watching for your next live chat.
Great video my man......I am a child of the 70's and still Idolise Evel to this day !
Excellent video! Thanks man I was a little little kid when this came out and I remember having the motorcycle set.
I had the snake river canyon rocket cycle, and it operated about as well as the real thing did! My brother had the regular stunt cycle, and I was always jealous of him!
Great video! My EK Stunt Cycle lost a fight with a passing car the day I got it. The plastic bike shell was destroyed but the bike still worked somewhat. I miss it to this day.
Great video! I had some of those toys as a kid, man what fun! I had the bike, the stunt van, and the chopper. Great memories, thanks!!
I had the turbo cycle as a kid. Rubber made sense. Hitting doors,walls who knows what else?! Lol! Really enjoyed this! Keep it up!
Request a MEGO Micronauts toy line?! The name of the play set escapes me? Make your own ships! I had 50 time traveller figures. Lol! Repto Anrtron a the red dude with the big brain! My all time fave was my Baron Karza action figure. Great magnets!
When toys were made to last I loved my Eveil Kanevil toys and honestly put them up there with the star wars line fantastic.
Mine died launching it from the top of the stairs! great video Tony :)
I had the strato cycle!!!! None of my friends even knew it existed but I had seen the movie with my parents. It was my favorite! I even stopped using it in the energizer..I did not want to scratch the eagle face...or worse break it!!! Got my kids the 2007 release. Superb video! Appreciate all the info on Evel's life!!! Appreciate all the work that went into this!!
Excellent review .
Thank you Tony for the memories and detailed information about one of my favorite toys of my childhood!
Man that was great - Much Thanx! The Evel Knievel toys were hands down the coolest of the 70's. Crank It Up!!!
I was born in'67 and the Evel Knievel stunt cycle was my favourite toy as a kid. Along with my yellow G.I. Joe helicopter from the AT line. The only problem with the stunt cycle was the crappy plastic they used to make the drive gear on the cycle with. The drive gear used a hard but brittle plastic. After a while the teeth on the gear would start to break off. Before you knew it entire sections of the drive gear would have no teeth. Evel's last ride was off the roof of my parents garage. If only they had used an aluminum gear instead of plastic.
I had the stunt cycle as a kid.....LOVED IT!!!
Fantastic video! I had the stunt cycle when I was a kid in the seventies, and it was AWESOME!!! I saw Evel Knievel jump in the Kingdome in the seventies and it was AWESOME!!!!
You are living the dream, sir! I had some of these and remember them fondly, especially the Scramble Van.
I had almost all these toys Tony. The van was my favourite, I used to love jumping the van back in the 80s! They must of been hand me downs, god knows how I got these.
Wonderful content as ever bro
Absolutely brilliant video. I used to pretend I was Evel Knievel riding around on my push bike in the 70s that I made up of old bike parts I’d found. My parents bought me the stratocycle one Christmas and I was the happiest child around. One day I’ll get one again. Thanks so much for bringing back some long forgotten great memories. Danny
I had the Stunt Cycle... it was great toy! Off the stairs, down a hill, across a parking lot.... got about three years of use and abuse out of it. Later, I got the Van, second hand from a relative.
I grew up in the 70's but never got this series. My neighbor and best friend did so we played together. But I was always envious because they were - and still are - one of the best toys of all time.
I remember making ramps out of my moms dust pans. Loved it
Brought back lots of memories
Awesome video
Had a few of the toys, but a friend got almost all of them, and I would play with him.
Excellent video, some good history too.
Made my day Tony! Thank you!
Awesome job brother, I remember watching the grand canyon jump on TV with my family. I was in 1st grade I believe.
Loved the noise the stunt chopper made when you wound it up, and the stunts it did on a dirt track.
Wonderful memories of getting the Evel Knievel stunt cycle on Christmas morning... 👍
I owned the Chopper as a kid. I remember the Toy Department at a Department Store had set up a table and ramp for Evel Knievel. It ended up shooting off the table and going 10 feet along the floor, the parents watching bought the toy.
I just got mine and ordered one for my grandson. My wife could not understand my excitement, this brought me so much joy as a kid, man if i had all of my old ones. I had the rv, rocket i bet they are buried in a yard somewhere lol
Evel was a legend of his time and I remember seeing Viva Knievel in the cinema the year it came out. Still got some boxed EK goodies including the Stratocycle. Great episode 👍🏻
Evel was a hero to alot of kids. His personality was abrasive. But when talk US pop culture icons. Evel Knevial is there. Epitome of the motorcycle love affair culture that still rides today. Evel is a legend
When you launched the motorcycle over the Scramble Van I about lost my mind! Such a cool toy set.
Simply, one of the greatest toys ever.
Great stuff! I'm glad you were able to find so much stuff still in good condition.
Great Video and educational. I am always learning something new from your programs. Keep making more!
Excellent review! My older brother had the stunt cycle, and I remember playing with it as a kid, but have never seen a lot of these other toys.
Thank you for this. This was one of my favorite toys as a kid and I had a team America variant as well. They were just awesome to play with. Kept me busy for hours.
We’re about the same age I think.
Thanks for this great episode. I've had the Strato Cycle in my collection for years but never knew that it was so rare. Much appreciated. From Marc in Cape Town, South Africa
Another AWESOME video Tony. I was a kid in the 1970's and those were great times, and toys. Keep up the EXCELLENT work. Hello from San Antonio Texas.
I was on needles and pins as a kid watching watching his televised Snake River Canyon jump. I had the motorcycle, Scramble van, and later had the rocket which looked nothing the Snake River rocket. These were some of the best toys of my childhood!
That stunt bike was an awesome toy, I never had one but my best friend did, many hours playing with that..... And then trying to recreate the jumps on my Raleigh Tomahawk!.... How I lived past 10 years old I'll never know! Lol 😂
Great video. I had the stunt cycle and it was my most memorable toy.
I remember living in the projects I had the stunt cycle with the crank. It was everything to me. .my cousins had one too. Brings back memories.
Being someone who grew up in the 1970s and was a friend of Evel Knievel's later in his life this was a very good look into the history of his toys. Even though not everything you said was accurate it was still very insightful for those who don't know the legend of the EK Ideal toy line. Greatest toys ever made.
I love it , I hade one of them when I was a kid in the 70,s.❤😊
OMG! 05:15 ...the sound alone takes me back 40 years...😅 that and the SSP Racers by Kenner.
I'm a 80's child but I love the the trip back in time . I would of loved to play with this toy , or would play with it now
Well done! Excellent look into a great toy line!
This was another great video from Analog Toys! I love these retrospectives on toys of yesteryear. I do feel that Derry Daring was a remarkably forward thinking toy concept. I wonder how well a toy line like that would fare these days.
I still have my Strato Cycle. No idea it was rare. Nice video enjoyed it.
Great video, loved Evel Knievel toys, have a picture of me about 1977 with the dragster, have many hours of fun with it.
Another outstanding edition. Thanks!
My favorite toy as a kid was that stunt cycle. When you reach your fastest crank end by rotating backward once to super launch the cycle.
Excellent video! This was one of my all-time favorite toys. I used to spend hours building my own stunt playsets. It was a blast to see the aftermath of said indoor stunts.
Had sooo many of them! Great job Tony. Great memories
i had the chrome exhaust jump bike back in 1975 76 in the uk hours of childish fun thanks for this great vid
I had both the 7" bendable figure, and the Stunt Cycle when I was a kid back in the 70's! I even had the "BMX" Bike with all the flashy Evel Knievel additions that made the bike look so cool!